I got a welcome message from Cosmin inviting me to introduce myself to the community, so here I am.

I am 25 years old and new at guitar, I had started learning how to play electric guitar by myself when I was about 19-20 after having messed around with bass guitar for about a year before that. When I turned 21 I became heavily involved in singing Gregorian chant and spent most of my music time learning that, followed by other choral arrangements.

I have 3 children 2.5, 1., .5 (all born exactly 1 year apart Nov 20, 21, 18) with a fourth on the way in December, I started thinking about the fact that I wanted all of them to learn instruments. I also know that children can smell hypocrisy a mile away, so I decided to pick up guitar again to set a good example and also because I find it helps me loosen up a bit.

I really enjoy listening to the different clips uploaded on the website and hearing such a wide variety of music.


Some of my favorite guitarists are: Dick Dale, Zakk Wylde, and Bob Balch

My favorite composer (write now): Vivaldi

Favorite Choral Group: Ensemble Organum

Favorite Contemporary Pianist: Helen Jane Long

My Current Favorite Rock Song : Hail Mary by Dark New Day

Right now I am trying to work on practicing at least 15 minutes, preferably 30 minutes every day. My goal by Christmas is to be able to play one upbeat song, and one Christmas song. I really would like to be able to play the Winter Tune http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Winter-Tune/, however it is a bit out of my league at this point. If anyone has any suggestions on a sequence of easier lessons to work up to that one for Christmas, I would be very attentive to your advice.

Thank you for taking the time to read!

Hey mate, welcome to GMC

Welcome to GMC!!! Get ready to see HUGE gains in your ability. This place is amazing and it's almost impossible to be involved and not get better. Join the video chats, hop in the forum, enjoy!!!

Todd

Hello mate - glad you decided to introduce yourself I also wanted to add the fact that Vivaldi is my fav composer as well!

It seems like you know where you want to go, so let's see what you have to do to be able to walk on that road

In order to be able to play the 'Winter tune' you will need to be able to play with good timing, to control power chords, vibrato and picking, bending, hammer ons and pull offs. Now, in order to know where to start with the recommendations, could you show us some recordings of yourself? Those would help a lot

Cosmin

Wellcome to the site! Cosmin is right - showing Your skills would be good idea Also...trying to make Your take over Winter Tune could help to show us where You need some improvements and how far You're from the target level of skills, needed for this lesson Have a good time a GMC !

Welcome to GMC mate You'll learn heaps here, and the community is great! If you have any question, don't hesitate to ask

See you around the forums.

Welcome to GMC !!!

Hi man! Cool introduction! Welcome to GMC! It's great to have specific goals, this keeps you motivated and makes you create an organized diary routine. We are here to help you so I invite you to post videos playing the lesson to monitor the progress.

Great to see you in the forum and welcome to GMC!

Cool introduction and its awesome that you plan to inspire your children to play an instrument.
When they grow up - you'll have a full band

About the winter tune lesson - that one is really beautiful and I think you'll be able to master it by December.

My suggestion would be to work on these lessons in parallel as they will help you with techniques needed for Winter Tune lesson :

Vibrato - http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Bens-Vibrato-Odyssey-5/
Full series on vibrato here: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/lessonser...ibrato-Odyssey/

Palm Muting :

* http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Beginn...29-Palm-Muting/
* http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/rhythm-gu...-rhythm-guitar/

Bending :

* http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Beginn...String-Bending/
* http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/String-Bending/

Picking :

* http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Picking-Hand-Basics/
* http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/Hand-Synch/

Hammer-On and Pull-Off (for trills parts) :

* http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/ls/hammer..._for_beginners/

Thank you, my friend, this list of lessons was exactly what I was looking for!


Thank you all for the warm welcome, it looks like I might need to put some time this weekend into setting up a web cam to do some recordings.

Sure thing man And as a little help - if you have quick questions regarding the things you might encounter along the way, just drop by in this thread and I'll help you with a quick video answer: http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...=49736&st=0

You're welcome!

Good to hear you are working on setting up video recording.